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English status <a href=/cat/Language>Language</a> of higher <a href=/cat/Education>education</a>, many technical fields, and international communication. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989. The main means of communication in urban areas. Many second generation people from <a href=/country/in>India</a>, <a href=/country/po>Portugal</a>, <a href=/country/gm>Germany</a>, and <a href=/country/gr>Greece</a> speak <a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a> as first <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages Amarigna (Amharic) (official) 32.7%, Oromigna (official regional) 31.6%, Tigrigna (official regional) 6.1%, Somaligna 6%, Guaragigna 3.5%, Sidamigna 3.5%, Hadiyigna 1.7%, other 14.8%, English (official) (major foreign language taught in schools), Arabic (official) IsiZulu 23.8%, IsiXhosa 17.6%, Afrikaans 13.3%, Sepedi 9.4%, English 8.2%, Setswana 8.2%, Sesotho 7.9%, Xitsonga 4.4%, other 7.2%
Linguistic diversity index 0.843
Ranked 26th. 		0.869
Ranked 20th. 3% more than Ethiopia
Major language(s) Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali 11 official languages including English, Afrikaans, Sesotho, Setswana, Xhosa and Zulu

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014

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